UYOBI 19

₂“Yaz'ba koda kube nini na nindingcungcuthekisa,

nindaphula nindikroboza ngamazwi?

₃Kunini niphoxisa ngam!

Aninantloni ukundihlasela kangaka?

₄Khona sekusithiwa ndonile,

ningena phi ke nina?

₅Eyona nto ngoku niyandivuyelela;

kuni ezi nkathazo zam zibonisa ubutyala bam.

₆Anisaboni ke nina ukuba nguThixo lo undifake kule ngxingwa?

Ewe kaloku, nguye ondigubungele ngomnatha.

₇“Ndiba ngakhwaza ndisithi: ‘Ugonyamelo!’

andifumani nokuhoywa oku!

Futhi ndibe ngazibika,

akukho bani undilamlelayo!

₈Yena uyivalile indlela yam ukuze ndingabi nakugqitha.

Iindlela zam uzithe zinzi ngobumnyama.

₉Yena undihlube iwonga lam,

wandihlutha naloo ntshinga bendinayo.

₁₀Undidilize macal' onke, ndee shwaka,

walincothula njengomthi ithemba lam.

₁₁Ingqumbo yakhe uyijolise kum;

undiphethe njengolona tshaba lwakhe.

₁₂Undikhuphele umkhosi wakhe;

undimbela izikanisi zokundihlasela;

ujikeleza umzi wam.

₁₃Unditsho ndabalekwa nangabantakwethu;

xa kungokunje nezihlobo zam ezi zihambela phaya!

₁₄Okwakuzizalamane zam zindishiyile,

ngokunjalo nabazalana nam bandilibele.

₁₅Abo babeziindwendwe zam abasandikhumbuli,

nezicakazana zam azisandazele nto,

sendithathwa njengowasemzini.

₁₆Ndakusibiza isicaka sam, asisabeli nokusabela oku,

nditsho nokuba ndiyasicenga.

₁₇Kanti nomfazi wam weenkomo selekhutyekiswa kukuphefumla kwam;

sendiliqaqa nakwabesizalo sikama.

₁₈Sendidelwe nangabantwana aba bembala;

bathi ndakuthi gqi bakrukrutheke yintsini.

₁₉Endandikade ndilala ngengub' enye nabo, bayandicaphukela;

ukanti nâbo ndibathandayo bandivukele.

₂₀Izihlunu zam sezithe nca emathanjeni,

nolusu lwam sendilonwaya ngamazinyo.

₂₁“Hoyina! Hoyina, balingane bam; khanibe nebuya-mbo!

Kaloku sisandla sikaThixo esi sindenze ndanje!

₂₂Ngani ukuba nani ninditshutshise njengoThixo?

Hayi kaloku, noko ngoku sekwanele!

₂₃Akwaba ebekho owabhalayo la mazwi am;

akwaba ebeshicilelwe encwadini!

₂₄Ngenene akwaba la mazwi ebekrolwe elityeni ngentsimbi ebukhali nangelothe,

khon' ukuze ahlale ehleli nanini nanini!

₂₅Kambe ke ndiyazi ukuba umkhululi wam ukho;

ekugqibeleni iya kuba nguye otshatshelayo ehlabathini.

₂₆Nokuba ulusu lwam lungade ludlavulwe sesi sifo,

noko uThixo yena ndiya kumbona ndidlavuke ndinjalo!

₂₇Ewe, ndiya kumbona ngala wam amehlo,

indim, ingenguye wumbi.

Loo nto ndiyilangazelela ngomxhelo wam wonke.

₂₈Ke nina nisuka nithi:

‘Hayi ukungcungcutheka kwakhe!

Yabe ingcambu yaloo nto ikuye ngenkqu.’

₂₉Kambe ke lilumkeleni ikrele elifunza kuni,

ikrele lengqumbo kaThixo ngenxa yesono;

liya kunenza niqonde ukuba ukhona umgwebi.”